SAM (software asset management)

A process for making software acquisition and disposal decisions. It includes strategies that identify and eliminate unused or infrequently used software, consolidating software licenses or moving toward new licensing models.

IT procurement professionals must collaborate with business and IT managers to forecast IBM software license, support and service needs. Customized IBM business-as-usual models should be created to save millions when negotiating IBM ELAs.

Data collected by Gartner shows that revenue-motivated vendor license compliance audits are increasing for organizations of all sizes and industries. Software asset managers must examine the audit trends exposed in our survey and prepare the organization against compliance risk and unbudgeted costs.

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